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Journalists from CBC Quebec and CBC North's Cree unit have received a total of 22 award nominations for their work in 2023 from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada, the association of electronic journalists.
CBC Quebec and the CBC Cree unit have been recognized for excellence in the work done by our journalists in 2022, picking up eight RTDNA awards and one honourable mention for the Central Canada region.
CBC Quebec and CBC North's journalists in Quebec have received a total of 20 award nominations for their work in 2022 from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada, the association of electronic journalists.
This year marks 50 years of radio broadcasting for the CBC Cree Unit! Longtime broadcasters, Betsy Longchap and Dorothy Stewart share what it means to them to broadcast in their ancestral Cree language across Eyou Itschee - the original name for the Cree territories across Northern Quebec. They share some stories from some of the Cree Unit radio archives - segments they remember hearing in their youth in Mistissini and Wedminji. And newest host on the radio team, Marjorie Kitty, shares why she programs stories about Cree Youth and traditional gatherings.
A special tribute is happening Friday and Saturday in the northern Quebec Cree community of Chisasibi to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fort George Rockers, a band credited with laying the groundwork for a thriving music scene in Quebec Cree communities.